24 сентября 2018
Card 18 Reading. The Most Mystique Picture
CARD №18
READING Text 9 page 15
THE MOST MYSTIQUE PICTURE
1. Find in the text English equivalents:
| 1. с особой целью | |
| 2. одна конкретная картина | |
| 3. брал её везде с собой | |
| 4. изначально была заказана | |
| 5. оставить картину себе | |
| 6. написанной всего через пару лет после смерти Леонардо да Винчи | |
| 7. избежать грусти | |
| 8. кажется скорее божественной, нежели человеческой | |
| 9. также подчёркивают | |
| 10. кажется, что она меняется перед глазами | |
| 11. смотрит свысока | |
| 12. возможно поэтому | |
| 13. таким образом | |
| 14. скорее как произведение искусства, чем туристическую достопримечательность |
2. Translate into Russian:
| 1. walk back to | |
| 2. about three or four years later | |
| 3. adds to the Mona Lisa’s mystique | |
| 4. has fascinated everyone | |
| 5. employed singers and musicians | |
| 6. modern art critics | |
| 7. She is like a living person | |
| 8. All this sounds rather mysterious | |
| 9. a magnificent work of art | |
| 10. mouse pads | |
| 11. placed the painting |
3. Match the words of the two columns to make up the word combinations used in the text and translate them into Russian:
| 1. who has ever seen | a) alive and real | ||
| 2. to keep her | b) happy | ||
| 3. the portrait seems | c) of a great work of art | ||
| 4. we can experience | d) in her smile | ||
| 5. detect sadness | e) area | ||
| 6. the effect | f) the painting | ||
| 7. part of | g) this strange effect | ||
| 8. a specially built | h) modern popular culture | ||
| 9. have | i) the painting | ||
| 10. to appreciate | j) a better chance | ||
4. Give the equivalents from the text that mean the same:
| HELP BOX
to order — an official— an intention — a portrait — mystique –a smile — to detect — outside — sadness –a masterpiece — to appreciate – particular—an attraction |
- a quality that makes someone or something seem mysterious, exciting, or special
- a plan or desire to do something
- special or great
- out of a building or room
- to ask for goods or services to be supplied
- a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person
- an expression in which your mouth curves upwards, when you are being friendly or are happy or amused
- the state of feeling sad
- to notice or discover something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear etc.
- a work of art, a piece of writing or music that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc. has produced
- to understand how good or useful someone or something is
- something interesting or enjoyable to see or do
- someone who is in a position of authority in an organization
5. Say if sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
- A lot of people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.
- Most of them spend hours looking at the picture.
- A rich businessman in Florence ordered a portrait of his daughter, Lisa.
- Leonardo didn’t want to sell the picture.
- Mona Lisa’s mysterious eyes have fascinated everyone who has ever seen the painting.
- Her smile looks alive and real.
- Sometimes we can notice sadness in her smile.
- Officials at the Louvre Museum placed the painting in a specially built building with other great 18th century French paintings.
6. Answer the questions according to the text:
- Why do people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris ?
- Do they need a lot of time for this?
- Did the artist love the picture? Prove with the facts.
- How much time did it take to create it?
- How did the artist try to make Lisa happy?
- The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is a great work of art, isn’t it?
- Where does her image appear?
- Where did officials at the Louvre Museum place the painting?.
7. Would you like to have the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci hanging in your house?
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